Will the future of contraception be masculine? While many women turn away from the pill every year, more and more men want to take control of fertility management in their relationship. Within the couple, this novelty appears as a means of sharing the contraceptive burden…
Still no pill for men
From heated briefs to testosterone shots, one of our reporters went in search of his own contraception. Through his experience, he raises some taboos and tries to answer a question: why is there still no pill for men?
A report by Yannick Sanchez, Matthieu Renier, Guillaume Marque and Matthieu Le Rue broadcast in “Special Envoy” on October 6, 2022.
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– Male Contraceptionreference work published under the coordination of Jean-Claude Soufir and Roger Mieusset.
– The site of the Association for the research and development of male contraception (ARDECOM).
– Jeanne Perrin, professor of medicine at the Faculty of Aix Marseille, reproductive biology, member of the French language andrology society.
– Régine Sitruk-Ware, researcher and former director of the Population Council’s Center for Biomedical Research.
– Paul Piette, communications manager, Besins Healthcare.
– Richard Anderson, co-director of the Center for Reproductive Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
– Nirmal Kumar Lohiya, researcher at the University of Rajahstan, co-author of the study on RISUG, a contraceptive method.
– Contraceptscomic strip by Guillaume Daudin and Stéphane Jourdain.
– The program of our colleagues from RTBF on male contraception.
– The program “Les Pieds sur terre”, on France Culture, on “Contracepted men”.
Non-exhaustive list.